The Founder's Trap
The Founder's Trap
Market
Archetype
Mechanical
Natural
Tier
Developing
Trajectory Thumbprint
The Founder's Trap
What does this mean?
10-year flat revenue, below-market executive comp, and a small board. The organization survives purely on the sweat equity of a founder, making it utterly un-transferable.
The Path Forward
The Dispersal
Forces succession planning and structural maturity. It requires raising capacity-building funds to decouple the organization's survival from the founder's personal sacrifice.
The Dispersal
Institutional Health Scores
5-yr trend: The Founder's Trap ↑
Overall
49
Score
Governance
58
Score
Financial
35
Score
Program
60
Score
Title
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Institutions
-
Avg Revenue
-
Risk Profile
Representative Institutions
Institutional Epochs
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Financial Era
Governance Era
Trajectory Era
Founders Trap
Historical Performance
| Year | Revenue | Top Comp | Comp % Rev | Score | Phase Label | Outlook | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | — | 2.6% | 49 | Fragile | Decline Risk | |
| 2022 | — | — | 1.8% | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2021 | — | — | 3.1% | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2020 | — | — | 4.7% | 45 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2019 | — | — | 5.4% | 46 | Financially Distressed | Recovery | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 48 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2017 | — | — | 1.4% | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2016 | — | — | 1.6% | 47 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2015 | — | — | 1.2% | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2014 | — | — | 1.3% | 51 | Fragile | Stable Watch | |
| 2013 | — | — | 1.2% | 51 | Fragile | Recovery | |
| 2012 | — | — | 2.3% | 45 | Financially Distressed | Decline Risk | |
| 2011 | — | — | 2.7% | 47 | Financially Distressed | Stable Watch |
Officer compensation history
Tax year 2023
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Muti | Board Member | 1.2% of Rev | ||
| Jeff Alexander | Board President | 0.7% of Rev | ||
| Robert Chen | Concertmaster | 0.5% of Rev | ||
| Dale Hedding | Vice President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Stacie M Frank | Treasurer | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| John Sharp | Principal Cello | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Vanessa Moss | Vice President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Stephen Williamson | Principal Clarinet | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Esteban Batallan Cons | Principal Trumpet | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Renay Slifka | Secretary | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| Kristine Stassen | Secretary | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| Burton X Rosenberg | Board Member | — | ||
| Kristen C Rossi | Board Member | — | ||
| E Scott Santi | Board Member | — | ||
| Marlon R Smith | Board Member | — | ||
| Walter Snodell | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Eugene Stark | Board Member | — | ||
| Daniel E Sullivan Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Scott Swanson | Board Member | — | ||
| Nasrin Thierer | Board Member | — | ||
| Lisa Thomas | Board Member | — | ||
| Terrence J Truax | Board Member | — | ||
| Frederick H Waddell | Board Member | — | ||
| William Ward | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul SWatford | Board Member | — | ||
| Craig R Williams | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert A Wislow | Board Member | — | ||
| Gifford R Zimmerman | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Louise Gorno | Board President | — | ||
| Chester A Gougis | Board President | — | ||
| Steven Shebik | Board President | — | ||
| Helen Zell | Board President | — | ||
| Renee Metcalf | Treasurer | — | ||
| William Adams IV | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Robert A Beatty | Board Member | — | ||
| Arnold M Berlin | Board Member | — | ||
| Laurence O Booth | Board Member | — | ||
| William G Brown | Board Member | — | ||
| Dean L Buntrock | Board Member | — | ||
| Bruce E Clinton | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard W Colburn | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard H Cooper | Board Member | — | ||
| Anthony T Dean | Board Member | — | ||
| Debora de Hoyos | Board Member | — | ||
| Charles Douglas | Board Member | — | ||
| John A Edwardson | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas J Eyerman | Board Member | — | ||
| James B Fadim | Board Member | — | ||
| David W Fox Sr | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard J Franke | Board Member | — | ||
| Cyrus F Freidheim Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| H Laurance Fuller | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Robert W Galvin | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul C Gignilliat | Board Member | — | ||
| Joseph B Glossberg | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard C Godfrey | Board Member | — | ||
| William A Goldstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Howard L Gottlieb | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Winton Green | Board Member | — | ||
| Dietrich Gross | Board Member | — | ||
| David P Hackett | Board Member | — | ||
| Joan W Harris | Board Member | — | ||
| John H Hart | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas C Heagy | Board Member | — | ||
| Jay L Henderson | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Roger B Hull | Board Member | — | ||
| Judith W Istock | Board Member | — | ||
| William R Jentes | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul R Judy | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard B Kapnick | Board Member | — | ||
| Donald G Kempf Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| George D Kennedy | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs John C Kern | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert Kohl | Board Member | — | ||
| Josef Lakonishok | Board Member | — | ||
| Charles Ashby Lewis | Board Member | — | ||
| Eva F Lichtenberg | Board Member | — | ||
| John S Lillard | Board Member | — | ||
| Donald G Lubin | Board Member | — | ||
| John F Manley | Board Member | — | ||
| Ling Z Markovitz | Board Member | — | ||
| R Eden Martin | Board Member | — | ||
| Arthur C Martinez | Board Member | — | ||
| Judith W McCue | Board Member | — | ||
| Lester H McKeever | Board Member | — | ||
| David E McNeel | Board Member | — | ||
| John D Nichols | Board Member | — | ||
| James J O'Connor | Board Member | — | ||
| William A Osborn | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Albert Pawlick | Board Member | — | ||
| Jane DiRenzo Pigott | Board Member | — | ||
| John M Pratt | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Irwin Press | Board Member | — | ||
| John W Rogers Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Jerry Rose | Board Member | — | ||
| Frank A Rossi | Board Member | — | ||
| Earl J Rusnak Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Cynthia M Sargent | Board Member | — | ||
| John R Schmidt | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas C Sheffield Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert C Spoerri | Board Member | — | ||
| Carl W Stern | Board Member | — | ||
| Roger W Stone | Board Member | — | ||
| William H Strong | Board Member | — | ||
| Louis C Sudler Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard L Thomas | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard P Toft | Board Member | — | ||
| Penny Van Horn | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul R Wiggin | Board Member | — | ||
| John Aalbregtse | Board Member | — | ||
| Peter J Barack | Board Member | — | ||
| H Rigel Barber | Board Member | — | ||
| Randy Lamm Berlin | Board Member | — | ||
| Roderick Branch | Board Member | — | ||
| Kay Bucksbaum | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert J Buford | Board Member | — | ||
| Leslie Henner Burns | Board Member | — | ||
| Debra A Cafaro | Board Member | — | ||
| Marion A Cameron-Gray | Board Member | — | ||
| George P Colis | Board Member | — | ||
| Keith S Crow | Board Member | — | ||
| Stephen V D'Amore | Board Member | — | ||
| Timothy A Duffy | Board Member | — | ||
| Brian W Duwe | Board Member | — | ||
| Charles Emmons Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Judith E Feldman | Board Member | — | ||
| Graham C Grady | Board Member | — | ||
| Lori Julian | Board Member | — | ||
| Neil T Kawashima | Board Member | — | ||
| Geraldine Keefe | Board Member | — | ||
| Donna L Kendall | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas G Kilroy | Board Member | — | ||
| James Kolar | Board Member | — | ||
| Randall S Kroszner | Board Member | — | ||
| Patty Lane | Board Member | — | ||
| Susan C Levy | Board Member | — | ||
| Britt M Miller | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Pivirotto Murley | Board Member | — | ||
| Sylvia Neil | Board Member | — | ||
| Shelley Ochab | Board Member | — | ||
| Gerald Pauling | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael A Perlstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Jose Luis Prado | Board Member | — | ||
| Col Jennifer N Pritzker | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Don M Randel | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Mohan Rao | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2022
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Muti | Board Member | 1.4% of Rev | ||
| Jeff Alexander | Board President | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| Robert Chen | Concertmaster | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| Dale Hedding | Vice President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Stacie M Frank | Treasurer | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Stephen Williamson | Principal Clarinet | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| John Sharp | Principal Cello | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Vanessa Moss | Vice President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| David A Cooper | Principal Horn | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Renay Slifka | Secretary | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| Karen Rahn | Secretary | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| Helen Zell | Board President | — | ||
| Mary Louise Gorno | Board President | — | ||
| Steven E Shebik | Board President | — | ||
| Liisa Thomas | Board President | — | ||
| Renee Metcalf | Treasurer | — | ||
| William Adams IV | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Robert A Beatty | Board Member | — | ||
| Arnold M Berlin | Board Member | — | ||
| Laurence O Booth | Board Member | — | ||
| William G Brown | Board Member | — | ||
| Dean L Buntrock | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard W Colburn | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard H Cooper | Board Member | — | ||
| Anthony T Dean | Board Member | — | ||
| Debora de Hoyos | Board Member | — | ||
| Charles Douglas | Board Member | — | ||
| John A Edwardson | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas J Eyerman | Board Member | — | ||
| James B Fadim | Board Member | — | ||
| David W Fox Sr | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard J Franke | Board Member | — | ||
| Cyrus F Freidheim Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| H Laurance Fuller | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Robert W Galvin | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul C Gignilliat | Board Member | — | ||
| Joseph B Glossberg | Board Member | — | ||
| William A Goldstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Howard L Gottlieb | Board Member | — | ||
| Chester A Gougis | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Winton Green | Board Member | — | ||
| Dietrich Gross | Board Member | — | ||
| David P Hackett | Board Member | — | ||
| Joan W Harris | Board Member | — | ||
| John H Hart | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas C Heagy | Board Member | — | ||
| Jay L Henderson | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Roger B Hull | Board Member | — | ||
| Judith W Istock | Board Member | — | ||
| William R Jentes | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul R Judy | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard B Kapnick | Board Member | — | ||
| Donald G Kempf Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| George D Kennedy | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs John C Kern | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert A Kohl | Board Member | — | ||
| Fred A Krehbiel | Board Member | — | ||
| Charles Ashby Lewis | Board Member | — | ||
| Eva F Lichtenberg | Board Member | — | ||
| John S Lillard | Board Member | — | ||
| Donald G Lubin | Board Member | — | ||
| James W Mabie | Board Member | — | ||
| John F Manley | Board Member | — | ||
| Ling Z Markovitz | Board Member | — | ||
| R Eden Martin | Board Member | — | ||
| Arthur C Martinez | Board Member | — | ||
| Judith W McCue | Board Member | — | ||
| Lester H McKeever | Board Member | — | ||
| David E McNeel | Board Member | — | ||
| John D Nichols | Board Member | — | ||
| James J O'Connor | Board Member | — | ||
| William A Osborn | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Albert Pawlick | Board Member | — | ||
| Jane DiRenzo Pigott | Board Member | — | ||
| John M Pratt | Board Member | — | ||
| John W Rogers Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Jerry Rose | Board Member | — | ||
| Frank A Rossi | Board Member | — | ||
| Earl J Rusnak Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Cynthia M Sargent | Board Member | — | ||
| John R Schmidt | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas C Sheffield Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Rita Simo | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert C Spoerri | Board Member | — | ||
| Carl W Stern | Board Member | — | ||
| Roger W Stone | Board Member | — | ||
| William H Strong | Board Member | — | ||
| Louis C Sudler Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard L Thomas | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard P Toft | Board Member | — | ||
| Penny Van Horn | Board Member | — | ||
| John Aalbregtse | Board Member | — | ||
| Peter J Barack | Board Member | — | ||
| H Rigel Barber | Board Member | — | ||
| Randy Lamm Berlin | Board Member | — | ||
| Roderick Branch | Board Member | — | ||
| Susan Bridge | Board Member | — | ||
| Kay Bucksbaum | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert J Buford | Board Member | — | ||
| Leslie Henner Burns | Board Member | — | ||
| Debra A Cafaro | Board Member | — | ||
| Marion A Cameron | Board Member | — | ||
| Bruce E Clinton | Board Member | — | ||
| George P Colis | Board Member | — | ||
| Keith S Crow | Board Member | — | ||
| Stephen V D'Amore | Board Member | — | ||
| Timothy A Duffy | Board Member | — | ||
| Brian W Duwe | Board Member | — | ||
| J Bradley Fewell | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard C Godfrey | Board Member | — | ||
| Graham C Grady | Board Member | — | ||
| Lori Julian | Board Member | — | ||
| Geraldine Keefe | Board Member | — | ||
| Donna L Kendall | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas G Kilroy | Board Member | — | ||
| James Kolar | Board Member | — | ||
| Randall S Kroszner | Board Member | — | ||
| Josef Lakonishok | Board Member | — | ||
| Patty Lane | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Pivirotto Murley | Board Member | — | ||
| Sylvia Neil | Board Member | — | ||
| Shelley Ochab | Board Member | — | ||
| Gerald Pauling | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael A Perlstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Jose Luis Prado | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Irwin Press | Board Member | — | ||
| Col Jennifer N Pritzker | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Mohan Rao | Board Member | — | ||
| Burton X Rosenberg | Board Member | — | ||
| Kristen C Rossi | Board Member | — | ||
| E Scott Santi | Board Member | — | ||
| Alejandro Silva | Board Member | — | ||
| Marlon R Smith | Board Member | — | ||
| Walter Snodell | Board Member | — | ||
| Daniel E Sullivan Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Scott Swanson | Board Member | — | ||
| Nasrin Thierer | Board Member | — | ||
| Terrence J Truax | Board Member | — | ||
| Frederick H Waddell | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul R Wiggin | Board Member | — | ||
| Craig R Williams | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert A Wislow | Board Member | — | ||
| Britt M Miller | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul S Watford | Board Member | — | ||
| Gifford R Zimmerman | Board Member | — |
Tax year 2021
| Name | Title | Phone | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Muti | Board Member | 1.7% of Rev | ||
| Jeff Alexander | Board President | 0.8% of Rev | ||
| Robert Chen | Concertmaster | 0.6% of Rev | ||
| John Sharp | Principal Cello | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| Stephen Williamson | Principal Clarinet | 0.4% of Rev | ||
| David Herbert | Principal Timpani | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Stacie M Frank | Treasurer | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Vanessa Moss | Vice President | 0.3% of Rev | ||
| Karen Rahn | Secretary | 0.1% of Rev | ||
| Dale Hedding | Vice President | 0.0% of Rev | ||
| R Eden Martin | Board Member | — | ||
| Arthur C Martinez | Board Member | — | ||
| Judith W McCue | Board Member | — | ||
| Lester H McKeever | Board Member | — | ||
| David E McNeel | Board Member | — | ||
| John D Nichols | Board Member | — | ||
| James J O'Connor | Board Member | — | ||
| William A Osborn | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Albert Pawlick | Board Member | — | ||
| Jane DiRenzo Pigott | Board Member | — | ||
| John M Pratt | Board Member | — | ||
| John W Rogers Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Jerry Rose | Board Member | — | ||
| Frank A Rossi | Board Member | — | ||
| Earl J Rusnak Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Cynthia M Sargent | Board Member | — | ||
| John R Schmidt | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas C Sheffield Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Rita Simo | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert C Spoerri | Board Member | — | ||
| Carl W Stern | Board Member | — | ||
| Roger W Stone | Board Member | — | ||
| William H Strong | Board Member | — | ||
| Louis C Sudler Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard L Thomas | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard P Toft | Board Member | — | ||
| Penny Van Horn | Board Member | — | ||
| John Aalbregtse | Board Member | — | ||
| Peter J Barack | Board Member | — | ||
| H Rigel Barber | Board Member | — | ||
| Randy Lamm Berlin | Board Member | — | ||
| Lori Bradley | Board Member | — | ||
| Roderick Branch | Board Member | — | ||
| Susan Bridge | Board Member | — | ||
| Kay Bucksbaum | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert J Buford | Board Member | — | ||
| Leslie Henner Burns | Board Member | — | ||
| Debra A Cafaro | Board Member | — | ||
| Marion A Cameron | Board Member | — | ||
| Bruce E Clinton | Board Member | — | ||
| George P Colis | Board Member | — | ||
| Keith S Crow | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Christoper I Culp | Board Member | — | ||
| Stephen V D'Amore | Board Member | — | ||
| Timothy A Duffy | Board Member | — | ||
| Brian W Duwe | Board Member | — | ||
| J Bradley Fewell | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard C Godfrey | Board Member | — | ||
| Graham C Grady | Board Member | — | ||
| Lori Julian | Board Member | — | ||
| Geraldine Keefe | Board Member | — | ||
| Donna L Kendall | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas G Kilroy | Board Member | — | ||
| James Kolar | Board Member | — | ||
| Randall S Kroszner | Board Member | — | ||
| Josef Lakonishok | Board Member | — | ||
| Patty Lane | Board Member | — | ||
| Christopher Melvin | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Pivirotto Murley | Board Member | — | ||
| Sylvia Neil | Board Member | — | ||
| Shelley Ochab | Board Member | — | ||
| Elizabeth Parker | Board Member | — | ||
| Gerald Pauling | Board Member | — | ||
| Michael A Perlstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Jose Luis Prado | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Irwin Press | Board Member | — | ||
| Col Jennifer N Pritzker | Board Member | — | ||
| Dr Mohan Rao | Board Member | — | ||
| Burton X Rosenberg | Board Member | — | ||
| Kristen C Rossi | Board Member | — | ||
| E Scott Santi | Board Member | — | ||
| Steven E Shebik | Board Member | — | ||
| Alejandro Silva | Board Member | — | ||
| Marlon R Smith | Board Member | — | ||
| Walter Snodell | Board Member | — | ||
| Daniel E Sullivan Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| Scott Swanson | Board Member | — | ||
| Nasrin Thierer | Board Member | — | ||
| Terrence J Truax | Board Member | — | ||
| Frederick H Waddell | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul R Wiggin | Board Member | — | ||
| Craig R Williams | Board Member | — | ||
| Robert A Wislow | Board Member | — | ||
| Helen Zell | Board President | — | ||
| Mary Louise Gorno | Board President | — | ||
| Robert A Kohl | Board President | — | ||
| Liisa Thomas | Board President | — | ||
| Renee Metcalf | Treasurer | — | ||
| William Adams IV | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Robert A Beatty | Board Member | — | ||
| Arnold M Berlin | Board Member | — | ||
| Laurence O Booth | Board Member | — | ||
| William G Brown | Board Member | — | ||
| Dean L Buntrock | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard W Colburn | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard H Cooper | Board Member | — | ||
| Anthony T Dean | Board Member | — | ||
| Debora de Hoyos | Board Member | — | ||
| Charles Douglas | Board Member | — | ||
| John A Edwardson | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas J Eyerman | Board Member | — | ||
| James B Fadim | Board Member | — | ||
| David W Fox Sr | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard J Franke | Board Member | — | ||
| Cyrus F Freidheim Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| H Laurance Fuller | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Robert W Galvin | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul C Gignilliat | Board Member | — | ||
| Joseph B Glossberg | Board Member | — | ||
| William A Goldstein | Board Member | — | ||
| Howard L Gottlieb | Board Member | — | ||
| Chester A Gougis | Board Member | — | ||
| Joyce T Green | Board Member | — | ||
| Mary Winton Green | Board Member | — | ||
| Dietrich Gross | Board Member | — | ||
| David P Hackett | Board Member | — | ||
| Joan W Harris | Board Member | — | ||
| John H Hart | Board Member | — | ||
| Thomas C Heagy | Board Member | — | ||
| Jay L Henderson | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs Roger B Hull | Board Member | — | ||
| Judith W Istock | Board Member | — | ||
| William R Jentes | Board Member | — | ||
| Paul R Judy | Board Member | — | ||
| Richard B Kapnick | Board Member | — | ||
| Donald G Kempf Jr | Board Member | — | ||
| George D Kennedy | Board Member | — | ||
| Mrs John C Kern | Board Member | — | ||
| Fred A Krehbiel | Board Member | — | ||
| Charles Ashby Lewis | Board Member | — | ||
| Eva F Lichtenberg | Board Member | — | ||
| John S Lillard | Board Member | — | ||
| Donald G Lubin | Board Member | — | ||
| James W Mabie | Board Member | — | ||
| John F Manley | Board Member | — | ||
| Ling Z Markovitz | Board Member | — |
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Score breakdown
Score breakdown
Financial resilience
35 / 100
weight 40%
Governance risk
58 / 100
weight 40%
Program scale
60 / 100
weight 20%
Overall
49 / 100
Developing
The three components combine into a single 0–100 score weighted as shown. Full methodology →
Peer comparison
Compared to 376 other orgs in IL with NTEE prefix A6.
Most-divergent component: program score sits 28 points above the peer median (60 vs. 32).
5-year trend: The Founder's Trap
10-year flat revenue, below-market executive comp, and a small board. The organization survives purely on the sweat equity of a founder, making it utterly un-transferable.
Overall score has gone from 46 → 49 over 5 years (improving by 3 points).
What's driving this score
- Comp-to-revenue ratio of 2.6% sits within the sector's healthy band (18–22%).
What would change this score
The two changes that would most improve this score:
- Build cash reserves to at least 3 months of operating expenses — moves financial resilience score meaningfully (~10 points).
Improving governance is a board decision. These are the levers.